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UK Power Networks

In research, UK Power Networks stands highest in Physical Sciences (#19,108 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Engineering — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 12.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#37,312
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#2,009
of 2,253
Research works
167
▲ 41% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.4k
8.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is UK Power Networks known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #19,108 of 21,541 8.2%154

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where UK Power Networks sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does UK Power Networks specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 12.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 24.4 works13×
  2. EngineeringField · 37.8 works4.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Chemical Engineering: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.95× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.65× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.71× its world share, 38 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at UK Power Networks?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Smart Grid, Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy Integration, Energy Management, Demand Response, Electricity Markets, Energy Efficiency and Distributed Generation.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Smart Grid11▲ 53×7 topics
  2. Renewable Energy10▲ 14×11 topics
  3. Renewable Energy Integration5▲ 30×5 topics
  4. Energy Management4▲ 49×2 topics
  5. Demand Response4▲ 86×1 topic
  6. Electricity Markets4▲ 86×1 topic
  7. Energy Efficiency4▲ 8.2×10 topics
  8. Machine Learning4▲ 2.0×3 topics
  9. Distributed Generation3▲ 81×3 topics
  10. Security3▲ 9.3×2 topics
  11. Sustainability3▲ 2.1×6 topics
  12. Power Electronics3▲ 15×5 topics
  13. Artificial Neural Networks3▲ 10×5 topics
  14. Electric Vehicles3▲ 17×2 topics
  15. Power System3▲ 55×3 topics
  16. Neural Networks2▲ 2.9×5 topics
  17. Smart Grid Applications2▲ 34×2 topics
  18. Cyber-Physical Systems2▲ 16×1 topic
  19. False Data Injection Attacks2▲ 80×1 topic
  20. Channel Modeling2▲ 34×3 topics
  21. MIMO Systems2▲ 51×2 topics
  22. Wireless Networks2▲ 27×4 topics
  23. Wind Power Integration2▲ 63×2 topics
  24. 5G2▲ 57×2 topics
  25. Charging Infrastructure2▲ 41×1 topic
  26. Distributed Power Generation2▲ 28×1 topic
  27. Distributed Systems2▲ 18×5 topics
  28. District Heating2▲ 66×1 topic
  29. Energy Systems2▲ 62×1 topic
  30. Massive MIMO2▲ 37×3 topics
  31. Microgrid Control2▲ 28×1 topic
  32. Vehicle-to-Grid2▲ 41×1 topic
  33. Voltage Control2▲ 42×2 topics
  34. Communications2▲ 84×1 topic
  35. Distribution Systems2▲ 78×1 topic
  36. Millimeter Wave2▲ 94×1 topic
  37. Optimal Power Flow2▲ 78×1 topic
  38. Thermal Management1▲ 7.6×2 topics
  39. Economic Dispatch1▲ 85×1 topic
  40. Smart Grids1▲ 65×3 topics

Which research topics does UK Power Networks publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Smart Grid Energy Management, Smart Grid Security and Resilience, Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure and Microgrid Control and Optimization.

Smart Grid Energy Manage…4Smart Grid Energy Management: 4 fractional worksSmart Grid Security and Resilience: 2 fractional worksElectric Vehicles and Infrastructure: 2 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 2 fractional worksIntegrated Energy Systems Optimization: 2 fractional worksOptimal Power Flow Distribution: 2 fractional worksMillimeter-Wave Propagat…2Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling: 2 fractional worksElectric Power System Optimization: 1 fractional worksIslanding Detection in Power Systems: 1 fractional worksPower Systems and Techno…1Power Systems and Technologies: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringControl and Systems Engineering

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Smart Grid Security and Resilience Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Integrated Energy Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Optimal Power Flow Distribution Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Electric Power System Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Islanding Detection in Power Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Power Systems and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available36.5%not open63.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.8%domestic only76.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has UK Power Networks's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 41% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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